nonpractical

adjective

ˌnän-ˈprak-ti-kəl How to pronounce nonpractical (audio)
Definition of nonpracticalnext
as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account an inventor who seemed to be able to create only nonpractical gadgets

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  1. impractical
  2. useless
  3. unsuitable
Adjective
  • Their potential applications include modeling advanced materials and chemical reactions, optimizing complex logistics networks and addressing some computational problems that are impractical for today’s systems.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Spreadsheets cannot teach these dynamics, and real-world training may be dangerous, impractical or impossible.
    — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of impractical
Adjective
  • This is effective when done correctly and useless when done almost correctly.
    — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, these same politicians were nowhere to be found in the past six months of this useless war.
    — Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • And the religious character of this language is by no means unsuitable to this project of science that was bathed in biblical metaphors from the get-go—Code name Trinity, to cite just one example.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Like other foods, bird seed is perishable and will spoil if it’s kept in unsuitable conditions.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsuitable
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“Nonpractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpractical. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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